This recipe makes the Best Homemade Pecan Sandies! They are light, buttery, and crisp with that distinct “sandy” texture, and loaded with pecans. So good!!
Oh. My. Goodness. You guys, my family inhaled these! This is for sure a new family favorite. Who knew? I have been making recipes with more simple flavors lately and I am getting awesome feedback! And I am right there with you – sometimes simple is best. These buttery cookies speak for themselves!
There is something so wonderful (and addicting) about these delicate cookies. I tend to gravitate towards rich, chocolate loaded cookies, but I was surprised by how much I enjoyed these! My husband loves this type of cookie, and my kids ate them like they were going out of style.
There just isn’t a time NOT perfect for making these. Christmas? Yes. Mother’s Day? Do it. Monday? Absolutely. See? Go make some cookies 🙂
Best Homemade Pecan Sandies
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| Serves | 60 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 10 minutes |
| Total time | 25 minutes |
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 3/4 cups oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2 cups chopped pecans
topping
- 1/3 granulated sugar
Directions
| Step 1 | |
| Preheat oven to 325 In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter, oil, and sugars. Mix in the eggs, vanilla, and salt. Add 2 cups of flour and mix. Add baking soda and cream of tartar and mix again. Stir in remaining flour until combined. Stir in pecans. | |
| Step 2 | |
| Roll dough into 1 inch balls and roll each ball in sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until the edges are golden. Allow cookies to cool on the sheet for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container. These freeze well, too! | |
Syd says
This recipe is awesome! I toasted the pecans before and substituted half the sugar for brown, they were perfect!!! Definitely a keeper
Dalila says
This recipe was amazing, thank you!! I separated the dough into several bowls & added different topping like one bowl I added sprinkles, other bowl I added chocolate chunks, & other bowl I added pecans.. they baked up wonderfully.. I didn’t have cream of tartar so just added baking powder 1/2 tsp and worked fine ..
Erin @ Texanerin Baking says
I would have inhaled these, too! I love the store-bought kind but I would much rather have your homemade version.
Kelly @ Nosh and Nourish says
They baked up perfectly!!! Seriously — they look like they’re from a local bakery. YUMMATOLA! Can’t wait to try them.
michelle @ blackberry babe says
I am on a very strict diet right now and I would do crazy stuff for these cookies right about now! They look perfect!!!
Debra A Attinella says
Pecan sandies bring back childhood memories for me – love this recipe!
Renee - Kudos Kitchen says
Pecan Sandies are my favorite store-bought cookie but I can’t remember the last time I bought them. I much prefer to bake cookies from scratch so I thank you for sharing this recipe. I really can’t wait to make these!
Des @ Life's Ambrosia says
I don’t think I’ve ever had a pecan sandie before. That needs to change!
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
Oooh, these look absolutely perfect – awesome texture!
Nicole says
These look perfect! I cannot wait to try this recipe.
Ginny McMeans says
Oh my goodness gosh gracious! This looks like my new favorite cookie.
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says
I can see why your family inhaled these! I’m about to make them and do the same myself!
Lauren Kelly Nutrition says
Oh how I love a pecan sandie, especially homemade!!
The Food Hunter says
I’ve got a ton of pecans on hand too…so I must try.
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says
Sometimes simple just wins. These are my moms favorite cookie, but I am not sure she has ever had them homemade before. Time to change that!
Jessyca Dahlin says
These look delicious! I love being able to add some other choices beyond chocolate chip! Thanks!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Dang Stephanie! These look PERFECT! Totally need to give them a try!
Kacey @ The Cookie Writer says
Woohoo! My husband is not a big sweet eater but there is something about pecans and cookies that just win him over!
judy says
were is the recipe? When I click on recipe all I get is some ad to download “Get Quick and Easy Recipe Download All Recipes Free” that I can’t get off my screen now.
Stephanie Brubaker says
I’m sorry for the confusion, Judy. There is a “Skip to the Recipe” button at the top and the bottom of the post that you can click on to get to the recipe. Hope that helps. Enjoy the cookies 🙂
Liz says
Love pecan sandies. Thank you.